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I think it's a useful stat if only to offer some insight into how that person might perform under pressure for a win (if Ferrari are in the mix next season). Being the bridesmaid and never the bride for that length of time will definitely affect his mentality.
Ferrari have the strongest driver pairing of any team at the moment
U mad bro?
This season, I'd say it's probably Red Bull but it has to be Mercedes in 2022 with Russell joining the team.
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Being the bridesmaid and never the bride for that length of time will definitely affect his mentality.
Maybe if he was a team fighting at the front, but for a mid-field team his only chances are the sort of wacky scenarios leading to Ocon/Gasly winning, I wouldn't think that's so much the case. And given Leclerc's only had 2 wins (should've had another one this year of course), I'd say the level of pressure he's under is not too different (arguably more as he's effectively Ferrari's lead driver).
This season, I'd say it's probably Red Bull but it has to be Mercedes in 2022 with Russell joining the team.
I'd honestly rank Mercedes above Red Bull this year (I'd rank Perez above Bottas as a driver in general, but that Red Bull seems to be shit to drive for anyone bar Verstappen). Bottas & Perez are routinely nowhere near Hamilton & Verstappen. But yeah, next year I'd say Mercedes will be hard to beat in that regard. Especially if Russell performs as well as he did in his race with Mercedes in Bahrain.
mmccarthy
Maybe, but like many records it's a bit of a useless one isn't it? He's never really had a decent opportunity for a win, so it's not like he's been throwing them away. He's been driving great in his first season with the team against a driver who's pretty well regarded, and is basically the team's long-term hope for winning championships again.
Definitely biased on this one, but I stand by the opinion that Ferrari have the strongest driver pairing of any team at the moment. Possibly a good thing that they don't have a championship-winning car at the moment as they'd probably get into a McLaren 2007 type scenario where their drivers are too busy taking points off each other they'd throw away the championship.